Public Policy & Legal
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CNN Sues Perplexity for Unlawfully Distributing News Content, AI Company Responds: ‘You Can’t Copyright Facts’
“Perplexity, a company valued at tens of billions of dollars, should not be able to steal from entities that create the original content Perplexity exploits,” a network spokesperson says
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Keanu Reeves Asks Judge to Consider ‘Leniency and Mercy’ in Director Carl Rinsch Sentencing
“The Gift” director was found guilty of scamming Netflix out of $11 million back in December
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Matthew Perry’s Assistant Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison in Ketamine Death Case
Kenneth Iwamasa, who injected the actor with the drug the day he died, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine
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Spencer Pratt Calls Karen Bass and Nithya Raman ‘Demonic Entities,’ Says God Wants Him to Be Mayor of LA
“After I walked off that stage, I was like, ‘Okay, God, I see you. You want me to be the Mayor of L.A.,’” the former reality star tells Vanity Fair
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Melania Trump Lands Legal Victory as Judge Tosses Michael Wolff’s Epstein Lawsuit, Citing ‘Tactical Gamesmanship’
Wolff sued the first lady after her lawyers threatened him with a $1 billion defamation lawsuit for linking her to Jeffrey Epstein
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GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign Oppose FCC’s Potential New LGBTQ ‘Warning Label’
More than 40 advocacy groups warn that such a move would be “unnecessary, unhelpful and discriminatory,” while establishing a dangerous precedent with “troubling historical context”
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Democratic Senators Demand FCC’s Brendan Carr Conduct ‘Rigorous’ Review of Foreign Funding in Paramount-WBD Deal
“Paramount’s petition asks for an unprecedented degree of foreign control of U.S. broadcasting,” six Senate Democrats write
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Nexstar Slams Judge’s Injunction Pausing Tegna Merger in Expedited Appeal Request: ‘Inflicts Unrecoverable Harm’
“Worse still, it degrades the very assets it purports to protect,” the multimedia conglomerate argues
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JonBenét Ramsey’s Father Offers Advice to Nancy Guthrie’s Family on Police: ‘Really Scrutinize What They’re Doing’ | Video
“They handle everything from traffic tickets … to serial murders. You can’t do everything well,” the Ramsey patriarch adds
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IATSE Endorses LA Mayor Karen Bass for Reelection: ‘Fighting for Film and Television Workers Her Whole Career’
“She’s done more to bring our jobs back to Los Angeles than anyone in city government,” the entertainment labor union says
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Channel 4 CEO Says ‘Married at First Sight UK’ Not Yet Canceled After ‘Very Troubling’ Rape Allegations
“We are a broadcaster, not an adjudicator,” Priya Dogra explains as the network awaits results from an external review
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Karen Bass Says She’s Ready to Cut More Red Tape for Local LA Production: ‘Whatever Is in the Way’
The incumbent mayor tells TheWrap why she took three years to appoint a film liaison and addresses the city’s preparedness for the LA28 Olympics
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New York Times Challenges Pentagon’s Requirement for Journalist Escorts in 2nd Lawsuit
The paper describes the revised policy as “patently retaliatory” and says the mandate interferes with reporters’ ability to cultivate sources
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Jury Rules Against Elon Musk in $150 Billion Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Musk had accused the company of breaching its nonprofit status
